Having been constantly linked with a return to Old Trafford during the close season, the transfer saga of the summer continues to drag on with Pogba still linked with a huge £100m move back to the club he left for free just four years ago.

The deal would make the 23-year-old the most expensive footballer in the world, above the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale, who cost Real Madrid around £85m to prise away from Tottenham in 2013.